From The Church Times-
A CANON of Exeter Cathedral conducted the baptism of the daughter of an RNLI lifeboatman on board the lifeboat Margaret Jean in Exmouth last month.
Canon Ian Morter, a boating enthusiast, baptised Molly, the seven-month-old daughter of Roy and Alice Stott, on 24 September. Mr Stott is an RNLI crew member. Mrs Stott is a member of the same boat-racing team as Canon Morter.
Canon Morter said that he had been asked to preside at the marriage of Mr and Mrs Stott last year, when he was Rector of Holy Trinity, Exmouth, but had had to cancel after breaking his hip.
When the couple asked him to baptise their daughter this year, he had become Canon Treasurer and Pastor at Exeter Cathedral; and, not wanting to encroach on his successor at Holy Trinity, he suggested that the baptism be performed on a lifeboat.
“There has always been a tradition with the RNLI that a member of crew can request a baptism to take place on board,” Canon Morter said. “You invert the ship’s bell to become the font.” He said that many of the guests had “sea-related jobs”. Spectators gathered in the harbour area to watch the baptism.
“The weather was very good, the sun shone, and it was reasonably warm,” Mr Stott said. “Molly was well behaved, and smiled throughout, with only a few tears when baptised with cold water.”
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